Laying flat on our backs Picking our favorite stars We try shining back from this roof of ours But after a while you say "it seems pretty far' I think you forgot how bright you are Shine shimmer and you shine It's been one hell of a year The sky is battered and bruised But I'm still hanging on all because of you 'Cause you held up the sun And you never let go The world needs you now more than you'll ever know Shine shimmer and you shine Shimmer and you shine The northern pines and our teenage sky is still in your eyes When we're eighty years old And you can't see a thing You must not forget how much light you bring Shine shimmer and you shine Brightly you will shine Shine shimmer and you shine